时差N小时 什么是太阳能龙卷风(上)

Large, Earth bound tornadoes¹ are pretty impressive weather events.

大型地球龙卷风的天气现象让人印象深刻。

Those dark, giant funnel² clouds inspire much awe³ and fear.

那些黑色、巨大的漏斗云让人心生敬畏和恐惧。

But they’re nothing compared to so called solar tornadoes solar gases swirling⁴ in monstrous⁵ formations deep within the sun’s atmosphere,

但这无法跟太阳能龙卷风相提并论，太阳能龙卷风是在太阳大气层深处形成的巨型太阳气体漩涡，

measuring the width of several Earths and spinning at up to 190,000 miles per hour.

其宽度相当于几个地球，其旋转速度高达每小时19万英里。

Scientists have known about solar tornadoes for some time.

对于太阳能龙卷风，科学家已经了解了一段时间。

But just recently they’ve captured a massive one on camera for the first time.

然而最近，他们首次用相机捕捉到一次大型太阳能龙卷风。

Unlike earthly tornadoes, which consist of powerful swirling winds,

与地球龙卷风不同，太阳能龙卷风并非由强大的旋风形成，

solar tornadoes are magnetic events involving super heated gasses being sucked up from the sun towards its atmosphere.

而是太阳能大气层吸收超热气体所产生的一种磁力现象。

1 tornadoes   

n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
• Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网

2 funnel   

n.漏斗；烟囱；v.汇集

参考例句：

• He poured the petrol into the car through a funnel.他用一个漏斗把汽油灌入汽车。
• I like the ship with a yellow funnel.我喜欢那条有黄烟囱的船。

3 awe   

n.敬畏，惊惧；vt.使敬畏，使惊惧

参考例句：

• The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

4 swirling   

v.旋转，打旋( swirl的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Snowflakes were swirling in the air. 天空飘洒着雪花。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• She smiled, swirling the wine in her glass. 她微笑着，旋动着杯子里的葡萄酒。 来自辞典例句

5 monstrous   

adj.巨大的；恐怖的；可耻的，丢脸的

参考例句：

• The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column.浓烟开始盘旋上升，形成了一个巨大的烟柱。
• Your behaviour in class is monstrous!你在课堂上的行为真是丢人！